Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith will be in the spotlight on the weekend, as he participates in the AHL skills competition on Sunday at the All-Star Challenge on Monday.
The Hockey News has highlighted the 23-year-old as a player to watch during the event.
The 23-year-old has already shown that he can dazzle at the NHL level,” wrote Jared Clinton of The Hockey News. “Griffith was a late pick of the Bruins, taken in the fifth-round, 131st overall in 2012, and he got a 30-game stint with Boston last season. His six goals and 10 points were respectable, but it seems he’s found another gear this season in the AHL.
Currently in 34 games, Griffith has 13 goals and 41 points good for third in league scoring.
Griffith remains only two points behind of T.J. Brennan and Chris Bourque, who have both played at least seven more games compared to Griffith.
“The only knock on Griffith could be his size — he’s 5-foot-9, 192 pounds — but in a league that’s increasingly about skill over size, he could very well make his mark as a playmaking winger,” Clinton wrote.
Fans in Wallaceburg will have the opportunity to watch Griffith participate in both events.
Canada’s Sportsnet and 25 regional networks in the United States are carrying both Sunday’s skills competition and the mini-tournament on Monday evening.
The AHL is offering a free stream of the events online at AHLLive.com, fans can access the broadcasts by entering in ‘ASC2016’ as a promotional code.
The All-Star Challenge will consist of four teams — one from each the Atlantic, North, Central and Pacific divisions. They will play a six-game round-robin, games will last nine minutes with play switching from 4-on-4 to 3-on-3 halfway throuhg each game. The top two teams after round robin play, will battle in the final — a six-minute, 3-on-3 game.
The Skills Competition will run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.
The All-Star Challenge will run from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday.
